September 14, 1999

"A Pilots business is with the wind, with the stars, with night, with sand, with the sea. He strives to outwit the forces of nature. He stares with expectancy for the coming of dawn the way a gardener awaits the coming of spring. He looks forward to port as to a promised land, and truth for him is what lives in the stars."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE By Chapter President Burrall L. Sanders

Well here it is September and that means that this season of bug smashing is almost over. Fall is in my opinion the best time of year to fly, the weather is generally more predictable and mild, however the length of days is already noticeably shorter. Our airplanes certainly like the cooler temperatures.

The annual picnic was a resounding success! Attendance was very good (over 60 persons) with a lot of family and guests attending. Much credit should go out to Duke who provided his well appointed hanger and also did the cooking on his professional cookout set-up. The food and company were both outstanding. Jean Jenkins played a pivotal role in the organization and operation of the event. Many thanks Jean! The crowd was also treated to the roar and blinding speed of the lawn tractor derby. One participant was even wearing a "g"suit. I won’t mention his name but his initials are Ron Lee.

Time to plan and get ready for our fall Young Eagles rally. Loyd Remus has set the date for 10/2/99. Please bring some kids and attend, this should be another good one.

Don’t forget to go to the Chapter Website often for updates and pictures. Bill is doing a great job of keeping the site updated and interesting.

Fly low, Fly slow.

Burrall

MEETING

September 21, 1999, 7:30 P.M., Roger Bloomfields Hangar.

PROGRAM:

The next program will be by Charles Babb, he is the owner operator of E-Z FLYER, a catalog supplier of headsets, portable radios and gps units. They plan to open a retail store around Citadel Mall soon, as of now he advertises in Trade A Plane, in the 3rd august issue his full column ad is on page 60.

His plan is to talk about how to use GPS and bring some of his products. If anyone would like to know about a particular gps they might give him a call at 877 266 6511 and see if he could bring it and demonstrate it. He is a pilot based here at Meadowlake airport

EDITORIAL COMMENT
by Jean Jenkins, Newsletter Editor

First I need to announce a new Newsletter Editor beginning October 1. I want all of you to know I have really enjoyed doing the Chapter Newsletter but right now with my new Label/sticker business and our Insurance business my list of Things To Do has exceeded my time so Rich Martin has agreed to take over for me. I hope someday I can do the Newsletter again it has been a real rewarding task and I will miss it but I know Rich will do an excellent job he comes to us with 4 years of experience as newsletter editor in the chapter he belonged to before joining us in Chapter #72.

"We had an excellent turnout at the annual Chapter Picnic was held on August 14, 1999 and with an abundance of good food and fun. I would like to thank our Host Duke Prichard, his 1940’s canteen provided an setting and the burgers, hotdogs and chicken he cooked for us was delicious.

Many of the members brought their planes and some of us were privileged to get a flight in one of the many planes that were there. Of course I will take a ride anytime and as usual I thoroughly enjoyed a quick trip with our President. He is very generous in flying anyone who wants to go up with him in his Eze. Many others received rides that day and on behalf of all of us who went up in one of the planes I want to say a BIG THANKS to the pilots for their generosity!

Loyd is planning a Young Eagles Rally for October 2. We are once again trying to get the Young Eagles RV6 in from Oshkosh, weather permitting. If you would like to help and we have failed to get in touch with you please give us a call (573-0822), we really need and really appreciate all of the help we can get. This time we plan to do a cookout following the Rally if anyone would like to help just call me (573-0822) so I can coordinate the plans for the meal. Pilots Ground Crew -everyone please join us for a sandwich, soda, brownie and camaraderie after we finish with the Young Eagle flights.

Golden Eagles Aviation, Buena Vista Calendar of Events

September

10th – 12th Christian Pilots Fly-In and Weekend Retreat

24^th – 26^th Autumn Colors Aerobatics Championship for Radio Control Aircraft

October

1^st – 3^rd 2^nd Annual Colorado Mountain Pilot Flying Competition

16^th 4^th Quarter "Wings" Flight Safety Meeting

Bits of Wisdom
Thanks to Bob Hall

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing! Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

Aviation is not so much a profession as a disease.

A good simulator check rude us like successful surgery on a cadaver.

Asking a pilot what he thinks of the FAA is like as asking a fireplug what it thinks of a dog.

The nicer an airplane looks, the better it flies.

Trust your captain. . . .but keep your seatbelt securely fastened.

An airplane may disappoint a good pilot but it won’t surprise him.

Any pilot who relies on a terminal forecast can be sold the Brooklyn Bridge. If he relies on winds-aloft reports he can be sold Niagara Falls.

It’s a good landing if you can still get the doors open.

In perusing the old newsletters I ran across a poem written by Louise Gettman that was originally published in January of 1996 when Joyce Sanders was publishing the Newsletter and I would like to share it with you again.

 MEADOWLAKE
by Louise Gettman

"What’s this great airport doin’ out here?"

As the grassy range opened, & it's treasure appeared.

"oh... this is the place, I've so long searched for,

Kitplanes & sailplanes, taildraggers galore!"

I didn't dare dream I could fly a T-6

& now that's exactly how I get my kicks.

There's always a seat when I need a ride

I wished on a seaplane, now there's one parked outside.

Meadowlake breezes put you in a climb

Meadowlake deserves a low pass every time

I've never seen such a blue sky

I never knew life could be so high

Shooting stars at sunset

I camp out every chance I get.

From the ultralites & Stearmen to the RV-4

Pitts Specials, Bonanzas, Mooneys, & more.

Each is lovingly kept, From the King Air

To the one that will never leave the hangar.

Meadowlake breezes put you in a climb

Meadowlake deserves a low pass everytime

Painting th e numbers is where I'm at home

I thank your beacon, whenever I roam.

Now I'm inverted on a dreamer's wake

Everything flies out at Meadowlake

Article Submitted by: Jim Curtis
8/23/99

Fellow Aviators,

It's been a while since I sat at this keyboard with the thought of being published. I never imagined it would be for a report like this. The pilot in this incident was none other than my mentor and confidant throughout my building process, engineer of the Zuni sailplane, my brother’s father-in-law, Mr. Dean Border. Dean was present at my first solo flight (in a Quicksilver in Phoenix, thanks to Scott Potter), and after looking over many ultralight designs, he selected the Kolb for us to build. (Deans Kolb remains to be finished.) He was also present for the maiden flight of my Kolb in Longmont.

I moved from windy Cheyenne to Falcon (Colorado Springs) early this year for a number of reasons, one big one being a (hopefully) more flyable climate. I was planning to go with Free Wings to Taos (trailering Kolb), but was unable to get my van up to snuff in time. The plan was for Dean to join, us in Taos (he lives East of Albuquerque) - I told him he could fly my Kolb. The plan was then re-arranged for Dean (with our friend Domenic Perez) to come up here to fly it. Dean got refreshed with Paul Caleca, BFI in Albuquerque, in Pauls RANS just before he came up here.

I took last week off from work since I had the time scheduled anyway, got license plates on my van and trailer and went flying myself for the first time in a year. The Kolb flew beautifully, everything was ready and set.

The evening prior we discussed flight and handling characteristics. Weather conditions were very accomodating. I was sure Dean would enjoy himself. The rest, as they say, is history.

Having watched the entire occurrence, I personally am astounded and amazed that he walked away. It helps me to appreciate life all the more.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Curtis
12745 N. Condor Rd.
Peyton CO 80831
719-683-2968

Incident Report

8/19/99 08:40

A 74-year-old pilot with many hours in a wide variety of aircraft, including an ultralight license with a refresher two days prior to this incident, prepared for his first flight in a Kolb Firestar. After taxiing to the end of the runway and making a U turn, the pilot applied part throttle for a fast taxi run. The aircraft became airborn quickly and unexpectedly in a nose high attitude. The pilot then reduced throttle in an effort to correct the situation, thereby fully stalling the aircraft at approxim2tely 50 feet-- AGL. Stall and spin recovery techniques were employed immediately, but without addition of throttle. The aircraft descended rapidly and impacted the runway nose first, then continued slowly over onto its back.

The pilot walked away with minor cuts and bruises. Damage to the aircraft was near total.

Colorado Springs East Airport

Feature builder Update:

Last minute email update from Larry Dale:

Jean, This is probably too late for the Sept. newsletter, but wanted to let you know that, as of yesterday, I completed the required number of flight hours in the flight test area specified by FAA, after accomplishing the many modifications on my Seahawk amphibian.

Cheers, Larry Dale (N51LS)

I talked to Gil Gildersleeve on Thursday September 9, 1999 and he had just completed his first cross country in his Pietenpol. Everything is looking good but typical of all newly finished projects he is still finding little things that need to be resolved. Congratulations on getting it in the air Gil.

Bud Wasserot has the wings on his Lancair IV.

Keep up the good work guys!

Richard Love, Marion, Texas
Phone: 830-914-3470